Chapter 17I’m sitting between Hayden and Zax, and the moment Zax shifts slightly beside me, his perfume drifts into my nose. That scent.Flashback — “Open it,” I tell him, trying not to smile too soon. Zax arches a brow like he’s pretending to guess, then unwraps the box. “Perfume?” “You kept stealing mine,” I tease.He laughs — a quiet, genuine sound he never gave anyone else. “Then I’m stealing yours forever.”Only now do I notice how, back then, he barely looked at the gift. His eyes stayed on me the entire time.“Happy anniversary, baby,” he whispers.I kiss his cheek. “Happy anniversary, babe.”I leaned my head on his shoulder as he kissed my forehead, his fingers closing around mine.“Katlyn?”Hayden’s voice snaps me back. His hand touches my arm. “Are you okay?” He sounds worried.I blink quickly. My senses return. “Yeah. Just thinking.”From my peripheral vision, I notice Zax watching me subtly, and I can’t tell what he’s thinking.“You remembered it, didn’t you?” he whisp
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